The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-10-27
THAT kAVENNA ROPE
Forming Into a Moose to Encircle
the Neck of Blinkey Morgan.
Capt. Hoehn Recites the Horrible Story
of His Connection With the Trag-
edy---One More Witness
For the State.

RAyENNA, O,'Oct. 20.-TSpecial +
The testimony for the State is much
stronger than was surmised. Blinky
portrayed perceptible uneasiness
today, and could no doubt see a hemp
cord staring him in the face. His
attorneys seemed more exercised than
usual. Today testimony brought out
We y damaging testimony against Rob
inS, II.
Lewis Ohliger, the conductor, was re-
called. lie ucSulued: Il was in the
lunch-roOm mt Alliance when Captain
IOehn came in uoehn's attention was
called, and he suddenly left the lunch
room, leaving his lunch. -Four passen-
gers be arded the cars at Alliance, % one
Il( ket to Cleveland, two to Ravenna
and one to Hudson. One of the men
was Slightly bald, heavy mustache,
about my height"
"Yes, have, to the best of my opin-
ion, seen him in the RaYenna and
CeJeland jails, and the man known as
Charles Morgan is the man."
Ohiger then detailed the murderOuS
assault and rescuing of MCMunn at
Rayenna. On CrosS-eXaminaUlUu he
said he thought COugllin was enc of
the other men; again he said 81 will
sweat to the best of my ability that
Morgan was one of the men.
Several people who we're passengers
on Tie tram, identified Morgan and said
COughln and Robinson ye.y much re-
semblc two Of the o her .a.sliants Of
uulligan and Iloehu. Nellie Campbell
positively Identified Morgan as the man
who did the shooting.
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TnoHv|Ss etora '' rTTara bn identifed
Nc\Iynn,g niriurfi We arresfed him
ut Allegheny, February lst; had con
siderable trouble IN getting IN the room
where me asstopplng; found the etrunk
when wa supposed to be the trunk IN
which the Ims were placed, empty IN
his room; a revolver was under his
pillow; we took HIM, Laldculied to an
Allegheny dtt ctIyr, to the police sta
ton; we letJ Allegheny Thursday
night on the Cleveland % tlttSbug rail-
way for Cleveland. with the prisoner
handcuiled to liuIAgan; we took a
seat in the smoking car; after leaving
Allegheny | saw the strange men on
the tram; passed them several times
and got good look at Lehm
He now goes on to describe how the
men were dressed, their weight, etc.
One Of the men came and took a seat
directly in front Of where Iultigan and
the prisoner were sitting. lie took his
cap or his head and slapped it on his
knee quite hard several times. He
stayed in his seat but a short time. All
of a sudden he got up and walked back
of me. That man was Charles Morgan,
the prisoner now in jail. Just Mt this
point the court adjourned until morn
ing.
RAyrNvA. O.. oct. % -rSpacial l.
RIt one more link and fine gfrong And
mirhtv chain of evidence viii he con,
pIefe. Fortunately This link does not
come in fine middle of the cham. hnt
when added to the end merely makes il
longer and stronger. This missing link